An invasive mosquito ..! Since 2016, vector surveillance programmes conducted by the Anti Malaria Campaign, Sri Lanka has revealed that Anopheles stephensi as the most common Anopheles species in Mannar. This mosquito is the main carrier for urban malaria in […]
Flashback 2019 DoCM.
Another eventful year has passed by and we would like to summarize the events, achievements and work of DoCM in the year 2019. Academic staff DoCM had several important milestones in 2019. Three new members joined the department, including the […]
Helping mothers and newborn babies in rural Anuradhapura
RaPCo “Kapakaru Ma-Piya” Programme The Department of Community Medicine, FMAS, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka with the help of faculty staff members has initiated a programme of helping hand on financial assistance to the needy pregnant mothers in Anuradhapura. During […]
RAPCO: Baseline completed !
3400 Pregnant mothersFive field teams 3 months22 MOH areas221 Clinics Involving a larger community of stakeholders RAPCO is a collaborative initiative with large number of stakeholders. Project development was done with inputs from the Provincial Health Department, provincial health administrators, […]
Preventing pesticide self-harm though vender training in North Central Province
Everyday, five cases of pesticide self-harm are admitted to hospitals in North Central Province. Of these, one person buy it directly from a pesticide shop, for the purpose of self harm. Training of venders on identification of suspisious buyers will […]
DoCM and Peoples Leasing and Finance PLC Join Hands to Improve Lives of Pregnant Mothers in Anuradhapura
As a part of their community services, Peoples Leasing and Finance PLC is helping the GEEPMD project through supply of essential equipment and facilitating maternal clinic work. The branch manager of PLC, Anuradhapura, Mr.Rasika Senewiratna participated in one of the […]
DoCM and Dialog improve the access to health information for girls & women in Sri Lanka
As a part of the priority areas of interventions in health promotion, department of community medicine and the undergraduates of FMAS, RUSL are officially announced as partners in improving access to health information for women. Yeheli.lk is a free service, […]
Improving lives of pregnant mothers and newborn children in Anuradhapura
Every year, the maternal care programme in Anuradhapura register more than 17,000 pregnant mothers. Public health midwives register more than 15,000 newborns per year in the district. The maternal and child health service in Sri Lanka is considered exceptional. Yet […]
Join hands with us to improve maternal health in Anuradhapura
Every year, more more than 3000 pregnant women in Anuradhapura are going through their pregnancy with depression and anxiety. After the child birth, this number is as high as 6000. One in three pregnant mothers are having anemia. We invite […]
Yale University Subaward for Leptospirosis Research…
Leptospirosis research group and the Leptospirosis Research laboratory of the DoCM received a major sub award from Yale University to continue the collaboration on leptospirosis research work. This is the fifth year of NIH funded ICIDR (International Collaborations in Infectious […]